The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-18
a. FRONTIER HERO.
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{ si,ot 7 II soy,nd - r,vsais IN NT;ssonri
riye, tan bost - Iea,rino 0mahn nnd headed
mr., d stream r was NOT ALTOGETHER clear as
1 tn.where Z svas ooinr. brtS r had an idea
that Iswonld stay l,y the boat AS. long. AS
INV money held out-which would not be
verv lono T hopefs at least to reacl1 Da.
Skota Not that had any particular.
( ron con for ,,o;no to Dakota mora than to
Tayas. bnt on tl,e other hand. hail Texas
8 haa,, 90 ,ear I, shonId certainIvi hove been
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a f,o,,t o11sT Inoysrrs NV ono alsa for
ss,as thot
s:,,s tba
na-s yos tba gcan;taI and. that :tFere was
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more ,rs. N corner With per
bans nas.verv :few scat lfar settlers along
Z stha * r;yars eJseyyheras and 81 number Of
sSaTts aarh WITH q faw Tinted States troons.
- ma ~ Teasan that r came to think was
s.s., ~ ,,.ost ,,,os ttat sa1oro1
aass s.1s rnn. ayqay ~ from, home
thns LS ;,;; = yarv rno
hS,t fba oyjy nna had nv
I 5rssacan fors rnpninp away from home WAS
ssvsn sless. .ohvions' -RI1t r WAS AWAY and
! sfnSnrorI tn 90. .baekg2-thoilph .subseouent
syentss ssa reilnced NV stock OF pride several.
Snnirefl: nerScent,.ssif Imay be allowed to
mi Is snma1vhnt; stronclv, 7 was almost
st,sa;nn;nr tsa, . 70 80 cons;dar Invself q man.
sSS1ssb I=baya sinca siooted hack as 7fhe
and conId mt remember that
,s eisa @ aver scte stss1 No no q Sa cons;d.
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s ps1ess, ,ia,,,a5 Ia, .,,t,,- ~, tLs
tIis1. ~ fhs N1;ssSyri f The
nae syvora st the, ,decs, hands han as occasion
sSre0nired. the nilot swore at the river. the
Z aseona;Traer syyn,e et; the fireman and i,ilot
shv fnry,si and the fcaptai1I 'occasionally 40.
,,earad and 5sIyore nj; tfinps in .reneral.
5 s1,s Ps;no | of nm innnirino fnrn Of mind. n
a,;,,a.ea S tha s,- 1o1yo1 1acF ond ,ot into cnn-
salSt;s,, ,..;tt, 80 - ~ tba ers,y TroT,
tsT Ioarna;,s that p,,ct To1vk;ns 1,os nn
Etaar5 r bad LssrI 10 a I SBmcE1 .Ha,uijTs Z, ss no
90 the. "a most M dangerous man in that part
Z a. ~ the I country oo HaI Istaid mn the riyerin
tha neiobborbood of Ynnkton most OF. the
fine INIT + nndersfood from INV jnform.
I mt had haen down to ST. Louis ON some
aort s.co If business and was resurninr to
7sVsnttcn = feIt anrions IN sea him, as ,
soo- osSsD fa,Ina Sba ,caa aon :bnart I Fha
non .toIJ mo r donht1ess conld do so if r
,.ssrs s }hs troS 5le 70 bnnt m the har
Z mSt ~ ~ and sa1.a mo fr;snds yyare indnio;nr.in.
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lsI;sh ts I - ths fonr % oath ared around tha
sarI I tabia ~. was Hb eEaNkins S;l Iswas some.
,Sh.t sn-rr,ssd 90 ba did not 1ook as T
had snictnred him He was small. NOT
.,,.a,. fno foot md cayen or eight inches,
@ ond o,idsnt,v I ~ weighed 1ess than 15o
,,nnnds , = Ha had brown hair and orav
a,,ee, p a,,a oItbon,b bjs faca showed deter.
stio,, si, en;i force there yvas nothing Of
AZ s rscI1ass CO. ,esnsrado - which r Knew he
Ia,, saaS A tIe ro,,rtetion ~ ha;no watched
+,ss ttaa ,,aLoa sa,. sonoa +;,ne learned that
+5e othar o three M - were all professional pam-
Z ,Sis-s aand that Hswt;ns yvas LOSING THE
,.oo,,, Ron, ;., was fnii of SPECTATORS 40 IF seemed
: ~ ,.a,sass " ;ntarast ~. eveyy nna IN tha
tsoat '' S TvarnhoJv evnactsd tronhIe
Mysa..a ggsss ,-a,e g.est s+acis of chino and
,,nna,, IN astahia ami Eawkins and tte
1o,n1 ,o, nn,;os;ts him each, had 4 -heayy
w 1890 tg.;n@ IN T tho , tsh,a I n front "a
IT.. s e ,biia +ba nfhore bod o;1oilor weo,ona
, =. .tRair heIts every one knew thet the
~ sls De.ss sr. e ,nt ge nievinsas s % .s0rsre @
,an,s ana sbst 4 ynssnnIT 8 ansstionS of
t;,ns ,rbsnT tl3ev ut ant ~ Hawkfns,
roonav rl IsasTi,at ss7 was fhe Time tronble was
z a.aaotad no had hean drinI,ino heavily.
onf sbo,1d la detect thepn cheating it
,vos MN. Known he. would NOT besitate to
Mas khomn ~ mn,sse % tteusSot I s bi Si,at
49, :" 90 a .1,saa
+he, ,t,hio 1b s.y,tcfins, the game intentIv
, o iu.o pano,,a ma oir,ost o NO nrch nterestsi
t,'e .sasA a1.,.a. Tn.;t;re, ,,oonav yvas slowly
hnt; I S snyeIv- poinr. Once when Hawkins
Ivoa i]ealino he j,anpeneil to touch a piie
nf his chips and thew rolled of on the
: Aoors Instantly r. sprane and gathered
them INN and nlaced them on the table.
Ts inst clanced at me- and said stTbank
rn,, @ (, @ and nas deem IN the game arain.
4 fa,,.' ,a;nrteo later there yas a lack not.
HawI;ns q ,ST ,,s md T the ~ gambler went in. Thev
-.a;sad % ~ aoch I other t;Il there was several
thansanJ @ " do,,ers ~ IN r. At last thev laid
Sasss ~ tSa1r hond. Hawtins had fonr
s.inns hnt Tho gambler had the four aces.
and andre coached for the money and ctips.
= tsI reckon that was all fair, parson?''l
said .Hnwkins as he looked across the table
II .ftss
aS tsWs o ypv, II - .no, prct. no eno,u Mayor
% pey ethar ME-" nov ;, ranl;sd Tho oombler
ssawin. gay i,U o.u, snme , s;,ns If % peryonsness
eT ST,m dad li Of It. >, said Hawkins, picking
up his revolver and holding it carelessly,
eye all know what I'd do if I thought it
wasn't.n e
HShoot, of course, Buck, that would be
all right-but It's squar's an 9ye can bet
on 1t. --
"All right, and Hawkins arose from
the table and went out. saw nothng
more of him that night.
The next day he approached me On decE
and talked a few minutes. He guessed
that I had run away from home and al
vised me tc return, saying that 1t was no
country for boys. could scarcely con-
cel7e as ne gave me tnls aoyics' ..;4Sn,,t WILL
knew 70 Dc goou, lnas he liz" nau m,su"a' 's""a
doupn Khieel, aozen nen-pernapS iioie. 6.
b91 ~ was y 1oea aa.S ~. .h4 =. e;o,~ r,,+r o,d
dawkins ie1y .re ooa' aT Ma oioua 49, 10y S.e enm
Wene on w ianA.ou: 's,!;S tn1 HAo 20 'r thot ~
SIX Weehs !! spen1 III @ .ne sNimSs aanSs " 's d;J
z Pltce WolAlhs " @ sulaou1 80 .ai | ,1,so5
no5geI very hisn wages, puV nianaseI
10 make my nvinS. Ater SUM Iile
airea oae 40 70 ~ s,o n ~ VIZ A. XonIton inJ;on
stock up tne M iitel w sn0 oHn r1nA ~ onn , laoa
agency ineie "eav sUS ,ou noU ~ olono nth
anu tneTe Meap ees:. .s;a T 10 aS ;nSo"tsd "t
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